mercredi 8 février 2017

It’s always fascinating to see common objects, like pencils, used in unexpected and amazing ways—Jennifer Maestre’s art is one such example. The Massachusetts-based artist creates alien-like sea creature sculptures made from hundreds of colored pencils. Though her vibrantly colorful pieces are beautiful and attractive, many of the pencils are sharpened into dangerous needle-like points to mimic defense mechanisms found in nature. In her artist’s statement, Maestre credits the original...